By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published an emergency order regarding “doors off" and "open-door" operations. This order formalizes the FAA’s prior communications on these operations.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Emergency Order of Revocation against Aviation Technologies, of San Antonio, Texas, for falsifying maintenance records.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: “Let's use this opportunity to pass major infrastructure legislation that will grow our economy, make our communities safer and keep our nation prosperous."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Barrasso, Whitehouse, Capito, and Heitkamp Introduce USE IT Act to Incentivize Carbon Capture Development and Deployment.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led a successful effort to include the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015 (BUILD Act) in the final Senate omnibus appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), questioned Kristine Svinicki, chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a committee oversight hearing of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The hearing featured testimony from Kristine Svinicki, chairman of the NRC; Jeffery Baran, commissioner at the NRC; and Stephen Burns, commissioner at the NRC.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The purpose of today’s hearing is to explore the lessons learned from the catastrophic 2017 wildfire season that led to a record number of deaths and destroyed land and critical infrastructure throughout 10 western states, particularly California. First and...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee roundtable policy discussion entitled, “America’s Water Resources Infrastructure: Concepts for the Next Water Resources Development Act, Part II," originally scheduled for this Friday, March 23rd in New Orleans, has been postponed.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: “First, I would like to welcome Mr. Ryder to our committee. I'm looking forward to today's discussion. As the nation's largest public power system, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provides power to over 9 million households across seven southern states. TVA is also tasked with conducting river and land management along the Tennessee River and supporting economic development in the Tennessee Valley.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 has been postponed.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup this Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 10:00 am in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building to consider the following measures...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to instruct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with other federal agencies, to take a number of actions that ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 16, 2018
News Release: The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a hearing next week to explore the lessons learned from the catastrophic 2017 wildfires, inform long-term policy solutions, and highlight the importance of mitigation, including provisions contained in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA), legislation which passed the House in December.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - All indicators show that air travel in the United States is strong and according to the FAA Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years (FY) 2018-2038 , the trend will continue. This is occurring while American air travelers are experiencing the highest levels of safety in modern aviation history.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hiring experienced air traffic controllers to work in facilities throughout the country, and also specifically for the facility that handles the busy New York area airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2018
News Release: Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (Remarks as Prepared). This hearing is a critical step in the process for developing the next Water Resources Development Act. Effective and reliable water infrastructure is vital to America’s global competitiveness. It supports...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Review of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs". March 14, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we convene to review fiscal year 2019 budget...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led a letter urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to reinstate the longstanding policy requiring the nation's ...
